upload
verb
up·load
(ˌ)əp-ˈlōd 
ˈəp-ˌlōd
ˈəp-ˌlōd
uploaded; uploading; uploads
: to transfer (something, such as data or files) from a computer or other digital device to the memory of another device (such as a larger or remote computer) especially via the Internet
Examples of upload in a Sentence
She uploaded the pictures from her digital camera to her computer.
upload files to the Internet
Recent Examples on the Web
His photo was accidentally uploaded to the Love Island USA app and quickly shared on Reddit, prompting fans to immediately go into detective mode.
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Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Take a photo with the soccer ball, upload your receipt and collect 10 stickers for a chance to win prizes.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
Ross learned to paint while serving in the military and a year later, in 1982, a public television station uploaded one of his classes and an American icon was born.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
But when the 27-year-old uploaded 16 years of meticulously kept medical records into ChatGPT, the machine reported that Morgan was suffering from a different ailment than the one diagnosed by doctors.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
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Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Take a photo with the soccer ball, upload your receipt and collect 10 stickers for a chance to win prizes.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
Ross learned to paint while serving in the military and a year later, in 1982, a public television station uploaded one of his classes and an American icon was born.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
But when the 27-year-old uploaded 16 years of meticulously kept medical records into ChatGPT, the machine reported that Morgan was suffering from a different ailment than the one diagnosed by doctors.
—Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
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“Upload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upload. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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upload
verb
up·load
ˌəp-ˈlōd
ˈəp-ˌ
: to transfer (information) from a computer to a remote computer or other device
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